Mount Garan

Coordinates: 67°32′S 98°56′E / 67.533°S 98.933°E / -67.533; 98.933
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Mount Garan (67°32′S 98°56′E / 67.533°S 98.933°E / -67.533; 98.933) is a mountain marked by a cluster of small peaks, rising 9 nautical miles (17 km) southwest of Mount Strathcona near the head of Denman Glacier in Antarctica. It was mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for E.M. Garan, aerial photographer on Operation Highjump flights over this and other coastal areas.[1]

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  1. ^ "Garan, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 17 April 2012.

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